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The Bible: just a ‘spiritual’ book?

In the wider world, the Bible – and religious faith in general – is sometimes dismissed as a ‘private’ thing, designed to feed someone's personal spiritual life but with no wider relevance.

Who was William Tyndale?

The English reformer, William Tyndale (1494–1536), was the first person to translate the New Testament directly from Greek to English.

How did God inspire the Bible?

The usual way that Christians understand the Bible to be a book from God is to say that he inspired it.

Hard questions for Bible translators

Translating the Bible can be a difficult task. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to keep everyone happy.

Does the New Testament get the Old Testament wrong?

Most Christians believe that the Old Testament should be interpreted in the light of the New Testament.

Bible banquets: What's different about Psalm 23?

‘You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.’

Amazing grace: the gospel in Psalm 23

Esther King explores how the invitation from God to sit in his presence at his banqueting table and enjoy the fullness of the feast points us to the gospel.

Ten ways to approach family Bible time

What does reading the Bible look like in your family? Do you set aside time to read it together?

‘You anoint my head’: what does Psalm 23 tell us about welcome?

What was the significance of anointing someone’s head with oil when Psalm 23 was written and what does it reveal about God and his relationship with us? Mark Woods explores this powerful picture of the way God welcomes us...

'The presence of my enemies'? Translating Psalm 23.5

What does this evocative verse from Psalm 23 mean? Michael Pfundner explores how the poetic nature of the writing and its translation from Hebrew into English inform our efforts to interpret it and lead us to enriching discoveries...

Is the word Easter in the Bible?

Easter is a time when Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus. The story is so significant that it is told in all four Gospel accounts in the New Testament.

Story of the Bible, Act 12: New Creation

We might not know much about what it will look like or how it will arrive, but the Bible is clear that history is moving towards a point, when God's purposes for creation will be fulfilled.
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